The value of recovered packaging is flat to up as the new year begins.
Last month, Resource Recycling readers were drawn to news about adding packaging types to programs, as well as to articles about market development and the falling UBC recovery rate.
Connecticut brings material consistency to its residential program rules. That news is part of our roundup of recent materials recovery updates from U.S. states (and one Canadian province).
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Readers last month were drawn to stories covering the various market and program impacts of China’s import restrictions.
Two beverage companies accept grants for recycling and sustainability efforts, and Oregon helps make expanded polystyrene recycling viable in a rural county.
More cities begin curbside collection of food-service packaging, and a municipal program offers refunds to customers after recycling loads are sent to the local landfill.
China’s ban on imports continued to draw readers’ interest last month, along with stories about Walmart and shifts in measuring recycling success.
